Best well drillers in Henderson County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 26 drilling companies with wells on record in Henderson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,046 logged wells in well construction records (Form GW-1) filed with NC DEQ's Division of Water Resources, together with the USGS National Water Information System groundwater inventory (records as of 2026-10-12). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Henderson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris King | 174 | 174 | 927 |
| 2 | Josh Plemmons | 169 | 169 | 617 |
| 3 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 101 | 101 | 278 |
| 4 | Bobby W Potts | 100 | 100 | 593 |
| 5 | Robin Webb | 54 | 54 | 389 |
| 6 | Garrett Clyde Banks | 51 | 51 | 143 |
| 7 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 48 | 48 | 215 |
| 8 | Taylor Ray Boger | 43 | 43 | 322 |
| 9 | Rex Meadows | 42 | 42 | 813 |
| 10 | Mark Allen | 42 | 42 | 454 |
| 11 | Kolby Sawyers | 36 | 36 | 95 |
| 12 | Garrett Collin Banks | 28 | 28 | 93 |
| 13 | Travis Greene | 26 | 26 | 174 |
| 14 | Jamison Gibson | 25 | 25 | 145 |
| 15 | Clint J. Babbitt | 25 | 25 | 72 |
| 16 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 18 | 18 | 104 |
| 17 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 15 | 15 | 78 |
| 18 | Garrett C. Banks | 13 | 13 | 48 |
| 19 | Garrett Padgett | 11 | 11 | 298 |
| 20 | Dennis Parham | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 21 | Austin Randall Scott Pressley | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 22 | Richard Reese | 2 | 2 | 87 |
| 23 | Matthew Brown | 1 | 1 | 261 |
| 24 | Gary Justice | 1 | 1 | 254 |
| 25 | Clayton Padgett | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 26 | Derrick H. Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Henderson County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full NC DEQ + USGS record. A ★ marks a featured sponsor — sponsors must appear in the county record to be listed, and the ranking below them is never reordered.
Who drills the most wells in Henderson County?
Chris King has drilled the most Henderson County wells in the recent record — 174 since 2016, 174 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Henderson County?
26 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Henderson County; 26 of them have drilled somewhere in North Carolina since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Henderson County?
The median drilled depth in Henderson County is 325 ft, based on 4,340 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Henderson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Henderson County wells page.
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